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A different set of operating procedures there. she's claiming she needs to review documents but that's not a valid excuse. i use to issue subpoenas all the time before witnesses had a chance to look at documents, because i wanted them to tell the truth and not be influenced by documents. >> then i wanted to use those documents to impeach the credibility when they lied to. so she is reversing the entire process. history shows this, congressional contempt citations go nowhere. >> we don't have a country. we don't have rules, we don't have the equal application. if we have two sets, to a justice ...

Judge. it's a different set of operating procedures there. she's claiming she needs to review documents but that's not a valid legal excuse for defying a subpoena. i used to issue subpoenas all the time before witnesses had a chance to look at documents because i wanted them to tell the truth and not be influenced by documents that could form their testimony. then i wanted to use those documents to impeach those documen -- credibility when they lied. so she is reversing the entire process. history shows this, congressional contempt citations go nowhere. >> sean: we don't have a country. we don...

Sidney powell joins us now. sidney, welcome, your reaction to this late breaking news on lisa page. >> shannon, that's extremely poor lawyering. absolutely remarkable on a number of levels. first of all, the fbi never allows anyone that they are interviewing to see the documents that they are going to be asked about before answering questions. secondly, lisa page was probably the author or recipient of all of those documents that she would be asked about. and thirdly, it makes no sense at all for her to ignore a congressional subpoena under these circumstances. i mean, she is just asking for t...

>> if the documents are not provided for us by the 5th, and if they are not here by july 6th, contempt and impeachment would be in order. >> dagen: contempt and impeep. ment -- impeachment and they wrote in an article that a third option is to jail somebody until they produce the documents. is that where we are going? >> bill: i don't think we are going to jail. contempt citations are issued often. eric holder was hold in contempt. how did it limit him? not at all. one person can insist on getting the documents, the president of the united states. andy mccarthy wrote a column about this.

>> melissa: "we are still getting the facts. we are reviewing our process. it's up to all americans to be vigilant. >> kennedy: can i translate that, melissa? it translates in english to "blah, blah, blah." >> lawrence: we realized we must up on this. just like numerous other cases, just like texas, just like all the terror attacks. >> melissa: we gotta go. >> lawrence: the fbi hasn't been doing its work. >> melissa: why lawmakers are weighing in contempt citations for steve bannon and what it could mean for president trump as another former aide reportedly closes in on a plea deal with robert...